1. Antipsychotics academic detailing
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2. Medicines Used
• Calming and sedative medicines can be used to treat Behavioural Symptoms of Dementia.
• Example medicines include: Risperidone, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Aripiprazole, Haloperidol, Paliperidone, Trifluoperazine and Ziprasidone
• However, these medicines are known to have serious side effects, including stroke, falls, confusion, increased pneumonia, movement disorders (e.g. tremor) and increased chance of death.
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3. Key Points
• Antipsychotics are effective in approximately one in five dementia patients for short-term management of significant agitation, aggression and psychosis.
• Antipsychotics are less effective for some types of behavioural problems, for example, wandering, calling out, urinating in inappropriate places and hypersexuality
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4. Key Points
• Non-pharmacologic therapy is equally or more effective than antipsychotics in many people with BPSD.
• Antipsychotics may precipitate adverse effects, some of which mimic behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
• Serious adverse effects of antipsychotic agents include falls, increased mortality and increased risk of strokes.
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5. Key Points
• Some people are more sensitive to the adverse effects of antipsychotic agents, such as those with Parkinson’s Disease, Lewy Body Dementia or cardiac damage.
• Most people on long-term antipsychotics for BPSD can have their antipsychotics ceased, often with an improvement in symptoms.
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6. Strategies for reduction
• People with dementia whose behavioural symptoms are unchanged or improving over weeks or months may bene t from a trial reduction.
• People who no longer have troublesome BPSD may benefit from a trial reduction.
• People who have been symptom or behaviour-free for three months or more should be considered for a trial reduction.
• Cessation should be gradual, particularly if use has been long-term.
• The Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service has developed a BPSD Guide, which is available as a phone or device application.
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7. Non-drug treatments
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8. Demographics
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9. How do we compare?
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10. Which Medicines are used?
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11. Overview This presentation has:
• Described common antipsychotic medicines
• Given an overview of problems with the medicines
• Explored some non-drug alternatives
• Presented usage statistics at your facility
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